Jebb's Flatworm
Pseudoceros jebborum
Also known as: Polyclad Worm, Polyclad Flatworm, Wavy Flatworm
- Polyclad Worm
- Polyclad Flatworm
- Wavy Flatworm
Overview
Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs.
Flatworms can move fast along the bottom by rapidly beating tiny hairs which act like millions of feet to propel them along in an undulating manner.
Many flatworms are confused with seaslugs and visa versa.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Country only · 2
Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 2
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPlatyhelminthes
- orderPolycladida
- familyPseudocerotidae
- genusPseudoceros
- speciesPseudoceros jebborum Newman & Cannon, 1994
SourcesWoRMS
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